Tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5), a Novel Gatekeeper of the Tumor Suppressor DLC1 and Myocardin-Related Transcription Factors (MRTFs), Controls HCC Growth and Senescence

Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the most lethal and common cancers in the human population, and new molecular targets for therapeutic intervention are urgently needed. Deleted in liver cancer 1 (DLC1) was originally identified as a tumor suppressor gene in human HCC. DLC1 is a Rho-GTPa...

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Autores principales: Laura Schreyer, Constanze Mittermeier, Miriam J. Franz, Melanie A. Meier, Dietmar E. Martin, Kerstin C. Maier, Kerstin Huebner, Regine Schneider-Stock, Stephan Singer, Kerstin Holzer, Dagmar Fischer, Silvia Ribback, Bernhard Liebl, Thomas Gudermann, Achim Aigner, Susanne Muehlich
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9a46f0305c3f4da6928cc0db1f054c252021-11-11T15:29:29ZTetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5), a Novel Gatekeeper of the Tumor Suppressor DLC1 and Myocardin-Related Transcription Factors (MRTFs), Controls HCC Growth and Senescence10.3390/cancers132153732072-6694https://doaj.org/article/9a46f0305c3f4da6928cc0db1f054c252021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/21/5373https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6694Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the most lethal and common cancers in the human population, and new molecular targets for therapeutic intervention are urgently needed. Deleted in liver cancer 1 (DLC1) was originally identified as a tumor suppressor gene in human HCC. DLC1 is a Rho-GTPase-activating protein (RhoGAP) which accelerates the return of RhoGTPases to an inactive state. We recently described that the restoration of DLC1 expression induces cellular senescence. However, this principle is not amenable to direct therapeutic targeting. We therefore performed gene expression profiling for HepG2 cells depleted of DLC1 to identify druggable gene targets mediating the effects of DLC1 on senescence induction. This approach revealed that versican (VCAN), tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5) and N-cadherin (CDH2) were strongly upregulated upon DLC1 depletion in HCC cells, but only TSPAN5 affected the proliferation of HCC cells and human HCC. The depletion of TSPAN5 induced oncogene-induced senescence (OIS), mediated by the p16<sup>INK4a</sup>/pRb pathways. Mechanistically, silencing TSPAN5 reduced actin polymerization and thereby myocardin-related transcription factor A- filamin A (MRTF-A-FLNA) complex formation, resulting in decreased expression of MRTF/SRF-dependent target genes and senescence induction in vitro and in vivo. Our results identify TSPAN5 as a novel druggable target for HCC.Laura SchreyerConstanze MittermeierMiriam J. FranzMelanie A. MeierDietmar E. MartinKerstin C. MaierKerstin HuebnerRegine Schneider-StockStephan SingerKerstin HolzerDagmar FischerSilvia RibbackBernhard LieblThomas GudermannAchim AignerSusanne MuehlichMDPI AGarticleDLC1TSPAN5MKL1MRTFSRFNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENCancers, Vol 13, Iss 5373, p 5373 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic DLC1
TSPAN5
MKL1
MRTF
SRF
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle DLC1
TSPAN5
MKL1
MRTF
SRF
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Laura Schreyer
Constanze Mittermeier
Miriam J. Franz
Melanie A. Meier
Dietmar E. Martin
Kerstin C. Maier
Kerstin Huebner
Regine Schneider-Stock
Stephan Singer
Kerstin Holzer
Dagmar Fischer
Silvia Ribback
Bernhard Liebl
Thomas Gudermann
Achim Aigner
Susanne Muehlich
Tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5), a Novel Gatekeeper of the Tumor Suppressor DLC1 and Myocardin-Related Transcription Factors (MRTFs), Controls HCC Growth and Senescence
description Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the most lethal and common cancers in the human population, and new molecular targets for therapeutic intervention are urgently needed. Deleted in liver cancer 1 (DLC1) was originally identified as a tumor suppressor gene in human HCC. DLC1 is a Rho-GTPase-activating protein (RhoGAP) which accelerates the return of RhoGTPases to an inactive state. We recently described that the restoration of DLC1 expression induces cellular senescence. However, this principle is not amenable to direct therapeutic targeting. We therefore performed gene expression profiling for HepG2 cells depleted of DLC1 to identify druggable gene targets mediating the effects of DLC1 on senescence induction. This approach revealed that versican (VCAN), tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5) and N-cadherin (CDH2) were strongly upregulated upon DLC1 depletion in HCC cells, but only TSPAN5 affected the proliferation of HCC cells and human HCC. The depletion of TSPAN5 induced oncogene-induced senescence (OIS), mediated by the p16<sup>INK4a</sup>/pRb pathways. Mechanistically, silencing TSPAN5 reduced actin polymerization and thereby myocardin-related transcription factor A- filamin A (MRTF-A-FLNA) complex formation, resulting in decreased expression of MRTF/SRF-dependent target genes and senescence induction in vitro and in vivo. Our results identify TSPAN5 as a novel druggable target for HCC.
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author Laura Schreyer
Constanze Mittermeier
Miriam J. Franz
Melanie A. Meier
Dietmar E. Martin
Kerstin C. Maier
Kerstin Huebner
Regine Schneider-Stock
Stephan Singer
Kerstin Holzer
Dagmar Fischer
Silvia Ribback
Bernhard Liebl
Thomas Gudermann
Achim Aigner
Susanne Muehlich
author_facet Laura Schreyer
Constanze Mittermeier
Miriam J. Franz
Melanie A. Meier
Dietmar E. Martin
Kerstin C. Maier
Kerstin Huebner
Regine Schneider-Stock
Stephan Singer
Kerstin Holzer
Dagmar Fischer
Silvia Ribback
Bernhard Liebl
Thomas Gudermann
Achim Aigner
Susanne Muehlich
author_sort Laura Schreyer
title Tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5), a Novel Gatekeeper of the Tumor Suppressor DLC1 and Myocardin-Related Transcription Factors (MRTFs), Controls HCC Growth and Senescence
title_short Tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5), a Novel Gatekeeper of the Tumor Suppressor DLC1 and Myocardin-Related Transcription Factors (MRTFs), Controls HCC Growth and Senescence
title_full Tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5), a Novel Gatekeeper of the Tumor Suppressor DLC1 and Myocardin-Related Transcription Factors (MRTFs), Controls HCC Growth and Senescence
title_fullStr Tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5), a Novel Gatekeeper of the Tumor Suppressor DLC1 and Myocardin-Related Transcription Factors (MRTFs), Controls HCC Growth and Senescence
title_full_unstemmed Tetraspanin 5 (TSPAN5), a Novel Gatekeeper of the Tumor Suppressor DLC1 and Myocardin-Related Transcription Factors (MRTFs), Controls HCC Growth and Senescence
title_sort tetraspanin 5 (tspan5), a novel gatekeeper of the tumor suppressor dlc1 and myocardin-related transcription factors (mrtfs), controls hcc growth and senescence
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/9a46f0305c3f4da6928cc0db1f054c25
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